Xerox Phaser 3330/DNI: monochrome printing with included Wi-Fi and duplex review

An included wireless connection for a print-only office

The Xerox Phaser 3330/DNI suits a small workgroup that needs monochrome documents and wants a choice of office Wi-Fi, wired Ethernet or a direct USB computer connection. Automatic two-sided printing is included, and the standard main tray plus bypass provide 300 ordinary input sheets.

The deciding tradeoff is that it has no scanner or copier. The WorkCentre 3335 and 3345 share the brochure but contain different hardware. For a desk that must capture originals as well as print them, choose a documented multifunction model with the required scanner connection and feeder routine.

This is an earlier reference. Xerox's exact family page says the Phaser 3330 is no longer sold as new. The original US configuration list confirms the DNI designation, separately from the Turkish page's 3330V/DNI regional code. Check the physical rating label when evaluating an individual unit.

Set up ordinary Wi-Fi and peer printing separately

The included Wi-Fi connection joins an existing wireless network. Before starting the printer's wireless wizard, obtain its exact network name, security type and passphrase. The original instructions distinguish letter case in the name and password. A matching network name alone does not establish a successful authenticated connection.

Ethernet provides another office-network route, using a suitable cable and network port. CentreWare Internet Services then exposes printer settings through its network address. A direct USB connection serves an individual computer through a compatible driver, while the front flash-drive socket supports a separate walk-up printing routine.

Wi-Fi Direct is available for supported peer devices, but the administrator guide says it is disabled by default. Its configuration has a device name, address and network key, with a separate group-owner setting. Enabling that peer connection is different from joining the office Wi-Fi network.

Letter and Legal duplex are explicitly documented

The included main tray holds 250 sheets and the bypass 50 at the specified 20 lb, 75 gsm basis. Both accept Letter, Legal and A4. The original guide separately lists all three for automatic two-sided printing, so ordinary Legal duplex is supported rather than inferred merely from a Legal input claim.

Select the actual loaded size, paper type and source in the driver, then choose the required two-sided page-turning layout. Follow the duplex paper-type and weight table. The bypass's wider one-sided media range does not make every heavy sheet suitable for the duplex path.

An additional 550-sheet drawer raises a separately equipped machine to 850 sheets. It is an option, not part of the 300-sheet base. A photograph showing the extra drawer therefore needs to be read alongside the actual installed configuration.

Use the bypass for envelopes

The original envelope instructions restrict this job to the bypass. Use flat paper envelopes and select Envelope in the driver. Avoid windows, metal clasps, padded construction and the prohibited adhesive types listed in the guide.

Load with the print side facing up, flaps closed and down, and the flap to the left. Adjust the guides to the edges, then verify the actual size and type at the panel. This orientation is model-specific; a loading diagram from a different Xerox printer may put the flap on the other side.

Keep envelopes to a one-sided routine. Their construction and feed instructions are separate from the 50-sheet ordinary-paper bypass rating.

Check passcode policy and mobile discovery

Secure Print is listed among the included security functions. The administrator guide provides its minimum-passcode-length setting under CentreWare's printing services. Use a compatible driver and the office's configured job permissions for supported held jobs.

The separate held-job timeout policy can delete uncollected jobs. Confirm that policy when a document must wait for its recipient. Optional card readers and NFC enablement kits are different additions; the presence of a card-reader bay does not establish that the reader is installed.

AirPrint and Mopria require their appropriate protocols, compatible devices and shared-network discovery. The exact guide explicitly allows the printer to use Ethernet while a mobile device uses the office network. AirPrint depends on HTTP, IPP and Bonjour; Mopria requires its compatible Print Service. Check application controls before relying on a particular paper or held-job option.

Separate routine workload, toner and drum life

The US table declares up to 42 one-sided Letter pages per minute, with separate A4 and Legal rates of 40 and 34. Duplex figures are 21 Letter, 20 A4 and 17 Legal pages per minute. These are manufacturer declarations. The recommended regular monthly maximum is 6,000 pages; 80,000 is a separate duty figure.

The supplied US toner is declared at 2,600 pages. Replacement capacities and the approximately 30,000-page drum have distinct identities and yield conditions. Finally, allow working clearance around the 14.4 by 14.4 by 11.4 inch body for loading, the open bypass, rear access and ventilation.